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Taylor Swift ‘Eras Tour’ Movie Review: Look What We Made Her Do

Swift’s cultural phenomenon arrives on the big screen with lots of little revelations, along with some what-could-have-beens.

How Hip-Hop Conquered the World

Fifty years ago, a party in the Bronx jumpstarted an essential American artform. For decades the genre has thrived by explaining the country to itself.

Aaron Rodgers Is Now a Jet (and Becoming a New Yorker, Too)

The Jets’ starting quarterback has thrown himself into the culture of his new professional home before he’s thrown a single pass.

‘Wham!’ Review: They Made It Big, Then Broke Up

A new movie documents George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley’s storming of the pop airwaves as the duo Wham! and laughs past the thorny questions.

‘You Hurt My Feelings’ Review: She Can’t Handle the Truth

The director Nicole Holofcener’s characters are known for their brazen honesty. But it’s dishonesty that drives her new film, starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus.

Tina Turner: Tornado. Treasure. There Was Nobody Like Her.

She enthralled the masses like she was a wonder of the world, bringing her singular electricity to songs about survival, freedom and bravery. It’s hard…

‘The Little Mermaid’ Review: Disney’s Renovations Are Only Skin Deep

Disney’s live-action remake, with Halle Bailey starring as Ariel and a diverse cast, is a dutiful corrective with noble intentions and little fun.

‘Fast X’ Review: Drivers Wanted. Again.

Twenty-two years and nine sequels in, the “Fast and Furious” franchise is finding it hard to keep the thrill alive.

‘The Melt Goes on Forever: The Art & Times of David Hammons’ Review

A new documentary explores the artist’s sly conceptual works, and what it means when white people try to own something Black.

Harry Belafonte, Folk Hero

Cool and charismatic, Belafonte channeled his stardom into activism. He was a true people person, who knew how to reach, teach and challenge us.